Even though it's possible to efile now, the IRS hasn't opened up return processing yet this year. The IRS doesn't open up to start processing returns until January 27. If you efile before then, your return will just sit on TurboTax servers until the IRS retrieves it on Jan. 27 (except for a few returns that are pulled early for testing purposes.)
So people should start hearing something soon after January 27 (unless it's pulled early), but there may be a backlog at the IRS at first.
